G'day, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.
The ranking score percentage is used to compare and sort experiences in ranking tables. It is not necessarily a direct measurement of the quality of a particular experience as rated by its customers. I've found it a useful tool to allow me to find the best experiences with confidence. But I've also found it important to read the customer reviews before making any final judgements!
We calculate an experience's ranking score using a multi-factor data model instead of a raw data average (mean). This model takes into account several important questions. For instance - is there a trusted body of reviews? What is the age of a review and is the review from a credible source?
Below you'll find details around some of the important factors that went into calculating the ranking score for Heaphy Track.
If you have any questions or comments about our ranking score calculation please get in touch at info@rankers.co.nz. We don't believe this is perfect or complete so we're always interested in ways we might make improvements.
Heaphy Track
Valid Reviews
48 Valid Reviews
The Heaphy Track experience has a total of 48 valid reviews. There are no invalid reviews that are excluded from the calculation. Reviews can be excluded only when a reviewer is not verified or after an investigation by our team determines the reviewer is not genuine.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 48 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 22 |
|
46% |
| 9/10 | 12 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 10 |
|
21% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
89.58% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Heaphy Track valid reviews is 89.58% and is based on 48 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
Face-to-Face Reviews
43 Face-to-Face Reviews
The Rankers team meets with travellers while they’re in New Zealand and conducts face-to-face surveys. These reviews, in our opinion, are the most trusted in the industry and represent a critical control sample. To our knowledge, we are the only travel review website in the world that has gone to this extent.
More about face-to-face reviews
Within the 48 valid reviews, the experience has 43 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 43 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 18 |
|
42% |
| 9/10 | 12 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 9 |
|
21% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
88.84% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Heaphy Track face-to-face reviews is 88.84% and is based on 43 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
90.95%
Rankers calculates a weighted mean as a base average on which we can improve. Individual review's ratings are given a weight based on several factors. The weight of a review determines the overall impact it'll have on the final weighted average.
Recent reviews have more weight as they are more relevant and reflect the experience as it currently operates. Over time reviews become less relevant and loose their impact on the ranking score.
Low rating reviews carry slightly less weight. This dampens the effect of very low ratings for every experience across the board. This is especially important when the experience has few reviews overall and a single negative rating can grossly mischaracterise an experience. Consistent poor reviews will still result in the experience receiving a comparitively low ranking score.
Credible sources provide reviews that can be trusted. If we have verified a reviewer is genuine via a face-to-face meeting then the review carries additional weight.
| Reviewer | Rating | Age | Relative Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fi | 10/10 | 3507 days | 100% |
| Jonas Neumann | 10/10 | 3521 days | 98% |
| Theresa Flach | 9/10 | 3521 days | 97% |
| Jonathan Maus | 10/10 | 3828 days | 52% |
| Selina | 7/10 | 3835 days | 45% |
| Robin Stamm | 8/10 | 3837 days | 49% |
| Quentin Neulens | 10/10 | 3853 days | 48% |
| Jonathan Maus | 8/10 | 3853 days | 46% |
| Stephanie Pope | 9/10 | 3859 days | 46% |
| Mia Gaynor | 10/10 | 3865 days | 46% |
| Timon Flick | 8/10 | 3871 days | 44% |
| Cosmo Hartuna | 9/10 | 3880 days | 43% |
| Nils Kissel | 10/10 | 3882 days | 44% |
| Fiona and Matthew | 8/10 | 3890 days | 41% |
| Florian Klein | 1/10 | 4526 days | 0% |
| Tina Hilbich | 9/10 | 4556 days | 45% |
| Sanne Meijer | 9/10 | 4557 days | 45% |
| Matt Sidaway | 10/10 | 4620 days | 46% |
| Clara Hayes | 8/10 | 4628 days | 44% |
| Trish Pope | 10/10 | 4637 days | 46% |
| AnnaM | 10/10 | 4908 days | 46% |
| Supiot Zudovic | 10/10 | 4921 days | 46% |
| Wayne Kerr | 10/10 | 4926 days | 46% |
| Ken Milligan | 8/10 | 4926 days | 44% |
| Alessandra | 10/10 | 4928 days | 46% |
| Paul Liecke | 9/10 | 4941 days | 45% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4941 days | 45% |
| Karina Gratz | 9/10 | 4943 days | 45% |
| Tobi | 10/10 | 4944 days | 46% |
| Dupont | 9/10 | 4945 days | 45% |
| Bill and Noreen | 10/10 | 4965 days | 46% |
| Hanle | 7/10 | 5014 days | 40% |
| Jessica Marling | 9/10 | 5294 days | 45% |
| Chris | 9/10 | 5327 days | 45% |
| Leander Siegert | 7/10 | 5331 days | 40% |
| Alfred & Henrike | 10/10 | 5358 days | 46% |
| Lydia McLean | 10/10 | 5411 days | 46% |
| Ross Mepham | 10/10 | 5609 days | 46% |
| Lorraine Leonard | 10/10 | 5647 days | 46% |
| Jane Cullum | 8/10 | 5651 days | 44% |
| Patrick Gloede | 8/10 | 5653 days | 44% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5698 days | 46% |
| Amy | 9/10 | 5974 days | 45% |
| Kerry Wood | 8/10 | 6037 days | 44% |
| BenH | 10/10 | 6063 days | 46% |
| rosil | 10/10 | 6369 days | 46% |
| Martina Bumiller | 10/10 | 6374 days | 46% |
| Viktoria Stoffel | 8/10 | 6376 days | 44% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Heaphy Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.88% Adjustment
Every experience's review score is adjusted to balance out the disproportional number of negative reviews that are contributed.
You won't be surprised to learn that disgruntled folk are more likely to leave a review than happy ones. They are motivated to share their experience and warn others. We consider this a good thing and it's why reading the reviews is important. However we've learned it can misrepresent the experience in a more overall sense.
We apply a balancing adjustment to counteract this effect and ensure the ranking score is a more fair representation of the experience. This adjustment is applied equally to all experiences.
Final Ranking Score
92%
The final ranking score once any adjustments, ratings, and rounding has been applied. This value is recalculated each day and a short rolling average is applied. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.